Characteristics of postsecondary proprietary school students

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dc.contributor.authorLevin, Bernard H.en
dc.contributor.committeechairClowes, Darrel A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAsche, F. Marionen
dc.contributor.committeememberCline, Marvin G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMcLaughlin, Gerald W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberVogler, Daniel E.en
dc.contributor.departmentCommunity College Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-29T22:07:03Zen
dc.date.available2015-06-29T22:07:03Zen
dc.date.issued1985en
dc.description.abstractThis study was designed to: 1) measure selected characteristics of postsecondary proprietary school students; 2) compare those students to students at public community colleges, area vocational-technical institutes, and similar tax-funded institutions; and 3) evaluate the claim by proprietary school spokesmen that they are competing with the public institutions. The data represent only students who were about to graduate high school in 1972, and who reported in 1973 that they had enrolled in either a proprietary or public postsecondary institution. Students at proprietary schools were more likely to be white, female, and middle class. The predominant reason for recent high school graduates to attend proprietaries seems to be influence by parents and peers. Since there are statistically and conceptually significant differences between the two types of students, the present data do not present a compelling case for competition between the two types of postsecondary institutions. However, because this sample is national, it may be masking competition at the local level.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentviii, 145 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/53888en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 13280210en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1985.L478en
dc.subject.lcshPrivate schools -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshEducation, Higheren
dc.subject.lcshStudentsen
dc.titleCharacteristics of postsecondary proprietary school studentsen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity College Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameEd. D.en

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